The Authors

David R. Krumboltz

As a kid, child book author David Krumboltz was always a spy kid himself. Like many good authors, his own childhood experiences provided the recipe for a kid detective series. (He plans on publishing the second kid mystery solving book, "The Haunted Hanging Tree," in the near future.) In his kid book bag one would usually find a favorite kid story book his idols being The Hardy Boys. A few years ago he and his sister, Mary Dixon, a Nancy Drew fan, decided to write a child book for the entertainment of their families and friends. However, once completed, early readers insisted the book was better than either the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew and needed to be shared and enjoyed by a larger audience. Many believe it should be produced as a child audio book and possibly a kid movie. Because of this encouragement, Mr. Krumboltz took the next step, child book publishing. Story telling is in his blood and when his children were young, this father of three would make up yarns to entertain the family kids and their friends. With books like Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket there has been a new discovery for kids everywhere that reading can be great entertainment. Parents are devoting more family read time for kids. Hopefully, Counterfeit Detectives will be seen on many a child book shelf with established favorites. In addition to writing, David does volunteer work at a soup kitchen, plays tennis regularly and enjoys riding his motorcycle. David, a graduate of the University of Iowa, lives with his wife, Jean, in Danville, California.

Mary Dixon

Mary Dixon, older sister to David, was the leader of the kid activity in their Iowa neighborhood. As an adolescent she enjoyed doing the kind of kid stuff found in "Counterfeit Detectives," hide and seek, kick-the-can and spying on suspicious neighbors. She would be the first to welcome a new kid on the block or a new kid in the halls at school. In addition to co-authoring "Counterfeit Detectives," Ms. Dixon wrote some personalized child books and adult plays. Mary earned both an undergraduate and a law degree from the University of New Mexico. She taught on both the high school and college level. An advocate for women's rights, Mary was a founder of a Battered Women's Shelter in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The main building, now called "Mary's House," acknowledges her contributions. Mary, a mother of three children, succumbed to cancer in April, 2002